Anil Adisesh

I am working on an upcoming presentation where I'll share my own academic journey doing research on Covid. I counted 18 papers so far, 3 phases: the initial phase of scoping/rapid reviews (great collaborations with @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social, @doctorsdilemma.bsky.social...)

Phase 2 with the Canada HCW study led by Nicola Cherry (10 published papers), with many colleagues (including @doctorsdilemma.bsky.social)
And phase 3 on long Covid with the ACOEM statement (with Gregg Stave and Ismail Nabeel) and ongoing collaboration with the Faculty of Rehabilitation at the UofA

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It will be repaid with extraordinary dividends in the future. These young people will form friendships and be well disposed towards the host country. It will bear fruit in their careers and social interactions.

Anil Adisesh and Andrea Furlan in front of a research poster

At ECHO Ontario conference 2025 and meeting up with my fantastic collaborator Dr Andrea Furlan showcasing our new project on recording of work related health issues in primary care with a digital health tool.

We use an AI algorithm to code jobs and a tool for Occupational history recording. ⚕️🧪🩺

Anil Adisesh and Andrea Furlan standing in front of a research poster

At ECHO Ontario conference 2025 and meeting up with my fantastic collaborator Dr Andrea Furlan showcasing our new project on recording of work related health issues in primary care with a digital health tool.

We use an AI algorithm to code jobs and a tool for Occupational history recording.

Project ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine: A Qualitative Study of HealthCare Providers Supporting Workers with Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Purpose This qualitative study investigated the needs, barriers, and facilitators that affect primary care providers’ involvement in supporting patients’ stay-at-work and return-to-work following inju...

Direct link to paper 🧪🩺⚕️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Thanks to Behdin Nowrouzi Kia for leading this publication on primary care and helping workers from our ECHO OEM project 🩺⚕️🧪 x.com/behdin/statu...

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Toxic Effects of Rare Earth Elements on Human Health: A Review Rare earth elements (REEs) are a new type of material resource which have attracted significant attention in recent years. REEs have emerged as essential metals in modern-day technology due to their u...

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Modern Warfare Is Breeding Deadly Superbugs. Why? Researchers are trying to understand why resistant pathogens are so prevalent in the war-torn nations of the Middle East.

Powerful reporting on war-driven AMR from WWII to the current genocide in Gaza. Another reason why we cannot afford anti-science political leadership #publichealth #medsky #sciencematters

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Oxidative Injury to Lung Mitochondrial DNA is a Key Contributorfor the Development of Chemical Lung Injury https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.22.624949v1 The mechanisms and extent to which inhalation of oxidant gases damage the mitochondrial genome contr

Oxidative Injury to Lung Mitochondrial DNA is a Key Contributorfor the Development of Chemical Lung Injury https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.22.624949v1

Saw this on BBC news today “Canada's national database estimates that there are 235,000 homeless people across the country in a given year…
This figure puts the rate of homelessness in Canada above that of the US and England…https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wq7l1lnqpo

Outstanding rendering of a chain maker hard at work by Black Country artist, Keith Turley 😍

You can see more of Keith’s splendid work across on Facebook 👍

Bacteriophages Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most abundant lifeform on Earth: the viruses that 'eat' bacteria. Early in the 20th century, scientists noticed that somet

Could give this a listen podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

Forgot link humwp.ucsc.edu/cwh/bananas/...

Transportation technology seems to be part of the answer “In 1871, banana exports into the United States were valued at around $250,000. By the first year of the twentieth century, the banana trade had exponentially ballooned to $6,400,000.”

Dr Peter Smith talking

Slide with learning objectives for work as a social determinant of health

Dr Peter Smith of Institute of Work and Health talks on #work as a #SDoH at the Occupational Medicine Specialists of Canada conference in Edmonton 🩺🧪

A place I once worked investigates the safety of hydrogen technology www.hsl.gov.uk/about-us/fac...

Artist Harold Riley set to publish second book of dogs His first volume of 25 dogs were sketches made in his home town between 1950 and 1987 - the sequel is published tomorrow

Reminded me of Harold Riley’s Street dogs www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/art...

I thought it would be the same as a metal fire but apparently not from some searching FIREFIGHTERS may use vermiculite.

Abstract 3791: TRPV6 calcium channel peptide antagonists as novel antimyeloma and antiresorptive agents Abstract. Background: Multiple myeloma and its associated bone disease are generally incurable. Hence, better therapies are needed, ideally targeting biomolecules implicated in the aberrant biology of...

A friend of mine developed an anti-myeloma compound from shrew venom aacrjournals.org/cancerres/ar...

They only have “firemen” in Texas? “…firemen are at the scene of the crash working to extinguish the flames.”

For small arms the detonator is / was lead azide or lead styphanate and inhaled breach gases cause raised blood lead levels. I expect it’s the same for those munitions but the soldiers need to practice, so there’s that.

About Work-related Heart Disease Learn about work-related risks for heart disease and how to prevent them.

New link www.cdc.gov/niosh/heartd...

Lysophosphatidic acid metabolism and signaling in heart disease Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive lipid that is mainly produced by the secreted lysophospholipase D, autotaxin (ATX), and signals through at least six G protein-coupled receptors (LPA1–6). Ex...

“This review summarizes and interprets current literature examining the regulation and role of the ATX–LPA–LPP3 axis in heart disease.” From my colleague Dr Petra Kienesberger lab #Lipids #Metabolism #Biochemistry #HeartDisease cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....

The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. …

Looked up the book and saw the author was an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company. I wonder if that gave him imaginative inspiration?

www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...

All reviewer 2s outing themselves?

Peyronie place? Isn’t the neuropsychology of Pareidolia just fascinating…although at times somewhat Freudian.